BobCAD-CAM Mill 3-Axis Standard is professional grade design and manufacturing software (CAD / CAM) for CNC machines. Everything you’ll need to design and machine your 2D and 3D projects.
It includes advanced 2D toolpaths that speed up run times and programming. Ideal lower cost solution for new CNC programmers, job shops and infrequent users. Comes standard with ongoing training to speed up your success!
CNC Machine Compatible
- Mill
- Routers
- Laser
- Plasma
- Waterjet
Bob Cad Cam is compatible with 99% of all G Code Mills, Lathes, Routers, Wire EDM, Laser, Plasma, and WaterJet machines.
Features
- Import and edit common CAD files
- Design in 2D and 3D (wireframe, surfaces and solids)
- Drill, Pocket, Profile, Engrave, and more!
- 3D Roughing and Finishing
- Adaptive machining, Hole recognition
- Reporting tools / Setup sheets / Tools lists and Cycle times
- Backplot and Solid Simulation
- Post Processing (creating G-code programs)
To view a list of Post-Processors included with installation, click here.
BobCAD-CAM CAD/CAM Toolpath Matrix
MODULES |
BobCAD-CAM |
BobCAM for Solidworks |
BobCAM for Rhino |
CAD |
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MILL |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
LATHE |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
MILL TURN |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
WIRE EDM |
✔ |
✔ |
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ART |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
NC EDITOR |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
MACHINE SIMULATION |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
PROBING |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
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Express |
3 Axis |
3 Axis |
3 Axis |
4 Axis |
4 Axis |
5 Axis |
5 Axis |
DRILLING |
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Hole Recognition | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Standard Drill | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Cross Drill | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Multiaxis Drill | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Center Drill | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Drilling | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Ream | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Bore | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Chamfer Drill | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Chamfer Mill | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Tap | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Rolling Tap | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Counterbore Drill | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Counterbore Mill | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
2.5 AXIS TOOLPATH |
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Facing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Profile | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Pocketing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Advanced Pocketing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
2D Engraving | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Chamfer | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Corner Round | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Plunge Rough | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Drag Knife | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Thread Milling | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
3 AXIS TOOLPATHS |
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* Requires 3 AXIS Pro or Premium & Above | ||||||||
3 Axis Wire Frame | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Z Level Rough | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Z Level Finish | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Planar | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Spiral | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Radial | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
3 Axis Plunge Rough | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Advanced Z Level Rough | ✔ | ✔ | * | ✔ | * | |||
Advanced Z Level Finish | ✔ | ✔ | * | ✔ | * | |||
Advanced Planar | ✔ | ✔ | * | ✔ | * | |||
Flatlands | ✔ | ✔ | * | ✔ | * | |||
Equidistant | ✔ | ✔ | * | ✔ | * | |||
Pencil | ✔ | ✔ | * | ✔ | * | |||
Project Curves | ✔ | ✔ | * | ✔ | * | |||
Steep Shallow | ✔ | * | ✔ | * | ||||
Deburring | ✔ | * | ✔ | |||||
4 AXIS TOOLPATHS
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* Requires 4 AXIS Pro | ||||||||
Indexing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Wrapping | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Rotary | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Rotary Advanced Rough | ✔ | * | ||||||
Rotary Advanced Finish | ✔ | * | ||||||
Deburring | ✔ | * | ||||||
Turn Mill | ✔ | * | ||||||
MULTIAXIS |
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* Requires 3 AXIS Pro or Premium & Above | ||||||||
Parallel Cuts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Cuts along a Curve | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Parallel to Multiple curves | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Project curves | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Morph Between 2 Surfaces | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Parallel to Surface | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Flowline | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Wire Frame | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Multiaxis Roughing | ✔ | |||||||
Swarf | ✔ | |||||||
Multiaxis Finish | ✔ | |||||||
3-5 Axis Conversion | ✔ |
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